About the Role
As a Paid Social Strategist within Verizon’s in-house digital media center of excellence, you will be responsible for paid social media strategy, execution and optimization across all inventory types to achieve brand and business objectives. You will oversee media planning on social platforms and keep internal leadership educated on emerging technologies. You will also support media technology colleagues on inputs to social platforms’ roadmaps.
Responsibilities
- Developing and executing bold, innovative strategies and campaigns in conjunction with Verizon’s marketing team.
- Partnering with Yahoo and other partners on driving the product roadmaps and expanding programmatic capabilities into the broader marketplace.
- Partnering closely with other media leaders (Brand, Business, Search, Programmatic, and Analytics) to support the activations.
- Supporting efforts across partner units within Verizon (Operations, Experience, Technology, and CRM) to create improved digital experiences across all touchpoints.
- Keeping internal teams educated on the evolution of paid social technology, what’s leading in the marketplace and what tech can be utilized.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or four or more years of work experience.
- Four or more years of relevant experience required, demonstrated through one or a combination of work and/or military experience, or specialized training.
- Marketer/agency/consultative services experience in paid social media strategy & investment.
- Experience “Hands-on-keyboard” in primary buying platforms & formats (Facebook/Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Pinterest).
- A Bachelor's degree.
- Experience with management of social budgets of at least ten million dollars.
- Social media buying experience within agency teams, Management Consultancies or brands with in-house digital media capabilities.
- Fluency in data-driven targeting and reach strategy.
- Ability to manage projects across multiple stakeholders, and influence across divisions, departments, and teams.
- Experience leading data-driven media technology (Liveramp, Adobe AAM, Epsilon, Acxiom).
- Knowledge of advertising channels across TV, audio, OOH, Display (desktop, mobile), Digital Video, Social Media, various buying methodologies (CPM, CPC, CPA), etc.
- Experience with ad verification and brand safety tools (IAS, DoubleVerify, Moat).
Skills
- Paid social media strategy
- Paid social media execution
- Paid social media optimization
- Media planning
- Audience targeting
- Bid management
- Social platform knowledge
- Emerging technologies
- Social platforms' roadmaps
- Programmatic capabilities
- Data-driven targeting
- Reach strategy
- Project management
- Stakeholder management
- Influencing skills
- Media technology
- Advertising channels
- Buying methodologies
- Ad verification
- Brand safety tools
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Four or more years of relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree
Salary/Compensations
- $91,500.00 - $159,000.00
Benefits
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- Short and long term disability
- Basic life insurance
- Supplemental life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Group home & auto insurance
- Matched 401(k) savings plan
- Up to 8 company paid holidays per year
- Up to 6 personal days per year
- Paid parental leave
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Overtime
- Shift differential
- Holiday pay
- Allowances
- Up to 15 days of vacation per year
About the Company
- Verizon powers and empowers how people live, work and play by connecting them to what brings them joy.
- Verizon drives innovation, creativity, and impact in the world.
- The V Team is a community of people who anticipate, lead, and believe that listening is where learning begins.
- In crisis and in celebration, Verizon comes together — lifting communities and building trust.
Equal Opportunity
- Verizon is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to veteran status, disability or other legally protected characteristics.
